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Updated March 28, 2018 12:53:10 Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron listens to pre-school children in Paris. (AP: Christophe Ena) President Emmanuel Macron has announced compulsory schooling in France will begin at age three, instead of six, as part of new reforms set to shake up the country's education system. "Kindergarten will be a founding moment…

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H&M's loss is shoppers' gain. The clothing retailer is selling its clothes at steep discounts across its stores in an attempt to slough off excess inventory it accrued due to "unusually cold winter weather," the company said Tuesday. Because of "weak sales" over the quarter, the company is parting with some of its clothes through…

After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has visited China. Rumours circulated earlier this week after local media reported a high-profile figure had arrived on a special train. The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim's first foreign trip since taking office in 2011. Mr…

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Updated March 28, 2018 10:13:52 Video: Cricket Australia's James Sutherland delivers preliminary investigation findings (ABC News) Former skipper Michael Clarke has declared that Australian cricket is in "deep shit" in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal. Clarke's blunt assessment was delivered after Cricket Australia declared that Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were the…